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Katherine – Staff Pickles

Kia ora. I am currently an Information Librarian at Christchurch City Libraries, but have a background in military museum libraries in the UK. I have a particular interest in the First World War and early aviation and hope to share my knowledge about twentieth century and other conflicts, plus other topics like heritage, films, theatre, Antarctica and anything else that takes my fancy.

Recommendations

Adam Claasen's Fearless: the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War Airmen is part of New Zealand's official First World War Centenary series. As with all this series, it is a beautifully produced volume, full of fascinating images - the endpapers are particularly delightful. Over 800 New Zealanders served with the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Australian Flying Corps and many of their stories are told here for the first time. This is an ideal book if you want to know about a different aspect of New Zealand's contribution to World War One.

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